/var/log/vmware/messages
2024-10-25T17:55:23.608441+00:00 [Server FQDN] sshd[18354] rexec line 134: Deprecated option UsePrivilegeSeparation
2024-10-25T17:55:23.608611+00:00
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sshd[18354] rexec line 135: Deprecated option RhostsRSAAuthentication2024-10-25T17:55:23.611096+00:00
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sshd[18354] FIPS mode initialized2024-10-25T17:55:25.811331+00:00
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sshd[18354] reprocess config line 135: Deprecated option RhostsRSAAuthentication2024-10-25T17:55:25.811672+00:00
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sshd[18354] User root from X.X.X.X not allowed because none of user's groups are listed in AllowGroups <------ Primary error2024-10-25T17:55:33.275377+00:00
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sshd[18354] pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=10.240.244.187 user=root2024-10-25T17:55:37.261366+00:00
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sshd[18354] Failed password for invalid user root from x.x.x.x port 57329 ssh2
Note: The preceding log excerpts are only examples. Date, time, and environmental variables may vary depending on your environment.
wheel
group. This means that only users who belong to the wheel
group are allowed to authenticate and connect to the system via SSH.cp sshd_config sshd_config.bak
ESC
If in any case the above solution does not work, then add the root user in the Allow Groups
For Example:
AllowGroups wheel root